July 2015

                                                Exploring Interreligious Relations & Interfaith Culture

 

Guest Editorial
Track Two Religious Diplomacy: Vignettes from Iran by Richard Cizik

A Member-Community Profile
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese: Its Past, Present and Future by Suzy Lamoreaux

Notes From The Field:
3rd Annual Community Iftar in Nashville, Tennesse by RfPUSA Staff

 

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Religions for Peace USA

 

 

Editorial
Religion in the News  by Paul Chaffee

Interfaith News Roundup
Global Response to Laudato Si' - Stories from Around the World - President Obama Preaches about Race in America

Report: "Seizing an Alternative"
Toward an Ecological Civilization by Ruth Broyde Sharone

 



Summer Potpourri II

Blood Has No Religion
Charleston - Standing Together in Solidarity by Satpal Singh

Children Meditating – Photo: Meditation Initiative

Learning to Be Still
Meditation for Kids by Vicki Garlock

The Elephant in the Room
Anekantavada - Moving Beyond Exclusive Religious Claims by Nadya Pohran

The World Responds to Laudato Si'
A Green Pope? And Why Not? by Edouard Tétreau

Unspeakable Words
Appreciating Paradox and Allegory by George Wolfe

Understanding the Size of the Challenge
Preparing for Christian-Muslim Peace in the Future by Patrick McInemey

Track Two Religious Diplomacy
Vignettes from Iran by Richard Cizik

A Peak Behind the Scenes at Inside Climate News
A Tiny Non-Profit Newsroom Making an Outsized Impact by David Sassoon

Poem
"I Began Singing the Moment" by George Wolfe

 

Preparing for the Salt Lake City Parliament of the World’s Religions …

From the Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology
A Brief History of the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions - Edited by Derek Michaud

Creating a Compassionate Heart for the World
Parliaments Past - A Personal Journey by Marcus Braybrook

A Harmony Beyond Our Earthly Ears
Why is the Parliament of the World's Religions Important? Compiled by TIO Staff



Religious Calendar 

Opportunities

Special Editions
Crossroads - Graduate Theological Union
Sikh Studies Come to the GTU by Staff
Creating Beauty from Discarded Beach Plastic by Elizabeth Peña
Sacred Works of Art: A Chinese Cong by Riess Potterveld

Connect - Religions for Peace USA
Track Two Religious Diplomacy: Vignettes from Iran by Richard Cizik
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese: Its Past, Present, and Future by Suzy Lamoreaux
3rd Annual Community Iftar in Nashville, Tennessee by RfPUSA Staff

Neuropeace: Putting Science to Work for Peace  by Aaron Stauffer